scholarly journals Transnational Advocacy Networks in Global Supply Chains: A Study of Civil Society Organizations’ Sugar Movements in Cambodia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sokphea Young
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Transnational Advocacy ◽  
Advocacy Networks ◽  
Transnational Advocacy Networks

scholarly journals International NGOs

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Social Movement Organizations ◽  
Transnational Advocacy ◽  
Transnational Advocacy Networks ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
Transnational Civil Society

International nongovernmental organizations (NGOs or INGOs) are studied from a wide range of academic disciplinary perspectives, and the perspectives and literature are diverse and growing rapidly. This article approaches the topic from a political science perspective and, in particular, from the perspective of the international relations field in political science. It also includes a range of sources from helpful instructional readings to more sophisticated works that have been influential among scholars in the field. The list incorporates both some of the newest work of theoretical and empirical importance and older works that have been important to the development of this topic of study. The scholars who study international NGOs use a variety of conceptual categories for their analysis. Hence, anyone searching for literature on this topic will find fruitful results by searching for a number of terms, including, for example: “transnational civil society,” “transnational advocacy networks,” “transnational social movements,” and “global civil society.” NGOs are also variously called “civil society organizations,” “social movement organizations,” or “nonprofit organizations.” In European literature they are often discussed as “interest groups.”

Can labor-standards advocacy by transnational civil society organizations interact with the power of labor to improve labor standards in global supply chains? A case study of the Cambodian garment industry

2022 ◽  
pp. 0143831X2110661
Author(s):  
Min Li ◽  
Xiaoli Hu
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Organizational Capacity ◽  
Garment Industry ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Labor Standards ◽  
Global Supply Chains ◽  
Transnational Civil Society

Recent research shows that the focus of labor-standards advocacy by transnational civil society organizations (CSOs) has shifted to building the organizational capacity of workers’ organizations in developing countries, suggesting cooperation between transnational CSOs and local trade unions potentially improving working conditions in global supply chains. However, scant attention has been paid to how the two actors interact in practice. Based on fieldwork in Cambodia, including in-depth interviews with garment sector stakeholders, this article examines the interaction between transnational CSOs and trade unions in improving working conditions in the garment industry. The data analysis shows that transnational CSOs and trade unions have distinct comparative advantages in improving working conditions. Rather than the conflicting relationship between CSOs and trade unions as suggested in the literature, this article demonstrates a complementary relationship between the two, indicating the significance of the cooperation between these actors in improving working conditions within global supply chains.

scholarly journals Conflitos armados e a agenda internacional: a questão da mulher

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 1277-1295
Author(s):  
Iazana Matuella
Keyword(s):  
Transnational Advocacy ◽  
Advocacy Networks ◽  
Transnational Advocacy Networks

Resumo: A violência contra a mulher é um debate antigo e possui reivindicações de mulheres, de forma organizada, há mais de um século. Porém, sua introdução como importante tema na agenda internacional foi recente e dependeu de um grande esforço de grupos de mulheres. Assim, esse artigo pretende analisar como os movimentos de mulheres, desde 1945, com a criação da Organização das Nações Unidas, influenciaram a incorporação da problemática da violência contra a mulher, principalmente em períodos de conflitos armados, pelo sistema internacional de proteção da pessoa humana, bem como a observância dessas diretrizes pelos Estados e Organizações Internacionais. O argumento aqui apresentado é que apenas a partir da década de 1990, com as Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs) efetivadas e pela consideração dos Direitos das Mulheres como um Direito Humano fundamental, foi que a temática recebeu a valoração que merecia na agenda internacional. Esse impacto escoou também para o âmbito dos conflitos armados, onde as mulheres são as mais impactadas e vulnerabilizadas. Portanto, diversas normas foram criadas a fim de eliminar a violência de gênero, e conclui-se que a principal falha se mantém na inobservância dessas diretrizes, tanto a nível estatal como internacional.

scholarly journals The Power of Peers: How Transnational Advocacy Networks Shape NGO Strategies on Climate Change

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 637-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Hadden ◽  
Lorien Jasny
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Politics ◽  
Transnational Advocacy ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Advocacy Networks ◽  
Transnational Advocacy Networks ◽  
Relational Processes ◽  
Network Autocorrelation ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations

What explains variation in the tactical choices of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? This article uses network autocorrelation models to establish how the tactical choices of climate change NGOs are shaped by their embeddedness in transnational advocacy networks. Specifically, it finds that NGOs are more likely to adopt protest tactics when adjacent organizations – those with whom they have direct ties – have already done so. The choices of equivalent organizations – those that occupy similar relational roles in the network – do not appear to be influential. Qualitative evidence also shows that NGOs are affected by relational pressure from their peers, which alters their perception of costs and benefits. These findings enhance understanding of how networks influence actors’ behavior and offer insights into the relational processes that generate protest in global politics.

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